Willie Aames
Willie Aames
Willie Aamesis an American actor, film and television director, television producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for playing Tommy Bradford on the 1970s television series Eight Is Enough, Buddy Lembeck on the 1980s series Charles in Charge and the title character in the direct-to-video series Bibleman...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth15 July 1960
CityNewport Beach, CA
CountryUnited States of America
I'm cleaning toilets for $30 a day, because I needed that $30, and people are pointing at me, saying, Look at the big movie star. Look where he is now. I just said, I'm where God put me.
It's easy to be led astray when you're so broken. People take advantage of you.
When somebody comes to your front door, and they're screaming obscenities at you and telling you to come outside, and you've had your life threatened several times, you take it pretty seriously. It's the reason I have a Rottweiler.
This show has been a major revitalization of my family life and personal life. It gave my family an avenue to speak to me honestly.
Nobody makes me laugh like my wife.
I didn't want to be the typical teen idol. I didn't want to be Leif Garrett. I didn't want to be Shaun Cassidy, David Cassidy or Parker Stevenson. I wanted to do my own thing.
We produce programs that honor God and impact our world.
When youre in that scene, you really wonder if this is all youre ever going to be. You know how vile and filthy you are inside.
Hollywood has always been good to me. I've never blamed Hollywood for my problems.
I always felt as though, 'If nothing else, I have a successful marriage.'
I had a lot of growing and a lot of denying of self to do. I am not easily won over, but when I am, I am completely won over.
My wife bought an extra life insurance policy on me.
When you're 19 years old, you make $1 million a year, you've dated all the coolest people on earth, you've hung out with the coolest people on earth.
I think as Christians we have to sponsor a national Lighten-Up Day.